engaging lessons in google docs

Using Google Docs to run engaging online teaching sessions

by Suzie Vesper, CORE Education

Learning@School Hamilton, 2012

Background - ELLINZ Background - ELLINZ onlineonline

The online The online spacesspaces

Moodle ELGG

Adobe Connect

Key toolsKey tools

Google FormsGoogle FormsPre and post tests Running record recording

Google Google PresentationsPresentations

Drag and drop text boxes

Google Google PresentationsPresentations

Teaching materials for live lessons

Differentiation in one presentation

Google Google PresentationsPresentations

Note taking and retelling

Google Google PresentationsPresentations

Drag and drop

Google Google PresentationsPresentations

Sorting and classifying

Google Google PresentationsPresentations

Student final presentations

Google Google PresentationsPresentations

Google DocsGoogle DocsPeer editing

Google DocsGoogle DocsComplete the gap (using Google ‘drawing’ text boxes)

Google DocsGoogle DocsTraditional complete the sheet (but online)

Google Google DrawingDrawing

Games

Google Google DrawingDrawing

Games

Google Google DrawingDrawing

Labelling activities

Google Google DrawingDrawing

Sorting and labeling activities

Google Google DrawingDrawing

Sorting and labeling activities

Google Google SpreadsheetSpreadsheet

Student assessment

Managing Google Docs with Managing Google Docs with Teacher DashboardTeacher Dashboard

Telling their stories Telling their stories and sharing their and sharing their

culturescultures

Demonstrating their Demonstrating their understandingunderstanding

Learning vocabularyLearning vocabulary

Ideas from the floorIdeas from the floor

What has worked well for your students?

What ideas do you have that could build

on the examples shared today?

Where to from here?Where to from here?

There will be a focus group of teachers set up that are either specialist ESOL teachers or

mainstream teachers workin with ESOL children. Watch this space!

Suzie’s contact detailsSuzie’s contact detailsSkype: suzcoreySkype: suzcorey

Email: Email: suzie.vesper@core-suzie.vesper@core-ed.ac.nzed.ac.nz